ALLMedicine™ Spinal Cord Tumors Center

Jun 24th, 2022 - Background: There are more than 130 identified primary tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). Most have an annual incidence of less than 1000 in the United States. Given the rarity of each of the tumors listed above, there is a paucity of pro...

Jun 14th, 2022 - Practice Essentials Ependymomas (ependymal tumors) are believed to account for approximately 60% of all primary neoplasms of the spinal cord and filum terminale. Intraspinal ependymomas are most easily grouped into 3 classes: intramedullary lesion...

Jun 14th, 2022 - Practice Essentials Ependymomas (ependymal tumors) are believed to account for approximately 60% of all primary neoplasms of the spinal cord and filum terminale. Intraspinal ependymomas are most easily grouped into 3 classes: intramedullary lesion...

Jun 14th, 2022 - Ependymomas (ependymal tumors) are believed to account for approximately 60% of all primary neoplasms of the spinal cord and filum terminale. Intraspinal ependymomas are most easily grouped into 3 classes: intramedullary lesions, myxopapillary epe...

Jun 1st, 2022 - Practice Essentials Astrocytomas of the spinal cord are rare tumors that arise from astrocytes in the spinal cord and occur in both adult and pediatric populations. [1, 2, 3, 4] Most spinal cord astrocytomas are benign, low-grade tumors that are r...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Background: There are more than 130 identified primary tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). Most have an annual incidence of less than 1000 in the United States. Given the rarity of each of the tumors listed above, there is a paucity of pro...

Dec 12th, 2019 - Background: This protocol is designed to evaluate patients with tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) who appear to be probable candidates for future protocol entry or have disease manifestations that are of unique scientific interest, import...

Mar 30th, 2015 - During neurosurgical resection of brain tumors within brain areas for motor control, it is important to monitor motor function. For this muscle motor evoked potentials are used. Those are elicited by transcranial and direct cortical stimulation. M...

Mar 28th, 2014 - OBJECTIVES: Determine the maximum tolerated dose of thiotepa in infants with malignant brain or spinal cord tumors receiving intensive chemotherapy. Determine the feasibility and toxicity of intensive chemotherapy with peripheral blood stem cell (...

May 3rd, 2013 - PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To estimate the maximum tolerated dose and/or recommended phase II dose of vorinostat in combination with temozolomide in pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory primary CNS tumors. II. To define and describe the toxi...

Mar 2nd, 2019 - DALLAS – “Stem cell therapy is something that has been a topic of interest for neurologists for a while,” said Wijdan Rai, MD, speaking at the meeting presented by the American Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis. However, “.

Apr 29th, 2003 - April 29, 2003 -- The CyberKnife Real-Time Image-Guided Radiosurgery system is safe and effective for spinal tumors not amenable to an open operative approach, according to an oral presentation at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons ...

VAIL, COLO. — Tick paralysis is often misdiagnosed—with potentially dire consequences—as one of the other diseases that cause an acute ascending paralysis with preserved mental status.

VAIL, Colo. - Tick paralysis is often misdiagnosed - with potentially dire consequences - as one of the other diseases that cause an acute ascending paralysis with preserved mental status.

VAIL, COLO. — Tick paralysis is often misdiagnosed — with potentially dire consequences — as one of the other diseases that cause an acute ascending paralysis with preserved mental status.